▪ Abstract Floral evolution has often been associated with differences in pollination
syndromes. Recently, this conceptual structure has been criticized on the grounds that …

Phenological Patterns of Terrestrial Plants Page 1 Ann. Rev. Ecol. Syst. 1985. 16:179-214
Copyright ? 1985 by Annual Reviews Inc. All rights reserved PHENOLOGICAL PATTERNS OF …

One view of pollination systems is that they tend toward specialization. This view is implicit in
many discussions of angiosperm evolution and plant—pollinator coevolution and in the long …

The relative importance of specialized and generalized plant‐pollinator relationships is
contentious, yet analyses usually avoid direct measures of pollinator quality (effectiveness) …

Community ecology: the study of the patterns and processes involving two or more species-
has developed rapidly in the last two decades, driven by new and more sophisticated …

Mutualistic interactions between ants and plants involve rewards offered by plants and
services performed by ants in a mutually advantageous relationship. The rewards are …

Pollination is exclusively or mainly animal mediated for 70% to 90% of angiosperm species.
Thus, pollinators provide an essential ecosystem service to humankind. However, the impact …

Understanding the functional consequences of biodiversity loss is a major goal of ecology.
Animal-mediated pollination is an essential ecosystem function and service provided to …

The Diptera are the second most important order among flower-visiting (anthophilous) and
flower-pollinating insects worldwide. Their taxonomic diversity ranges from Nematocera to …

A total of 34 floral visitors of Lavandula latifolia (Labiatae) at a southern Spanish locality
were examined from the perspective of their" quality" as pollinators. I considered frequency …